OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has described a future version of ChatGPT that could understand far more of a user's digital life. He said a descendant of ChatGPT could, within about six months, watch a user's computer screen, record meetings and calls, and maintain what he called near-complete context about the user's life. The idea would move ChatGPT beyond a chatbot that waits for prompts and toward an assistant that continuously understands what a person is doing. Reports about the comments say the system could use information from computer activity, meetings, messages and documents to provide help with greater context. Altman's comments are a prediction, not an announcement of a confirmed product or launch date. Still, they point toward a major change in how personal AI could work. Such an assistant would need access to highly sensitive information, making privacy, security and user consent central issues as AI becomes more deeply connected to everyday digital activity.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has described a future version of ChatGPT that could understand far more of a user's digital life. He said a descendant of ChatGPT could, within about six months, watch a user's computer screen, record meetings and calls, and maintain what he called near-complete context about the user's life. The idea would move ChatGPT beyond a chatbot that waits for prompts and toward an assistant that continuously understands what a person is doing. Reports about the comments say the system could use information from computer activity, meetings, messages and documents to provide help with greater context. Altman's comments are a prediction, not an announcement of a confirmed product or launch date. Still, they point toward a major change in how personal AI could work. Such an assistant would need access to highly sensitive information, making privacy, security and user consent central issues as AI becomes more deeply connected to everyday digital activity.